Shigemitss, the Imperial Japanese Minister to China. stated yesterday that the position of the Japanese }was unchanged. We still are willing to enter into the peace nego tions in accordance with the League Jof Nations resolution." he declared. "At the present time, we are waiting for notification from the Chinese, following their request for a postponement of the formal session, which Was arranged to open to-day.
On the other hand, Japanese tary officers. yesterday ex-reseed keen indignation over the attitude assumed by Gen, Chiang] Hoang-nai, the—Commander-in-Chief "of the Chinese 19th Route Az, whens, refusal to. attend the formal pourparlers precipitate ed this latest deadlock, The stand taken by Gen. Chiang was regarded by the Japanese military leaders: as a direct insult to the Imperial arms.
Whether' or not Lieut-Gen. Y. Uyeda, the chief J delegate and the other officers de-mated to attend, now will consent to meet the Chinese, is doubt-that the Japanese troop movements Violated the Treaty. of Portsmouth was denied by Mr, Hirota, who declared that the transportation. and concentration of troops on the Chinese Eastern Railway aimed at the protection of fe and property. and had no strategic object. Mr. Hirota gave an assurance that the Japanese would observe the stipulations of the: Treaty of Portsmouth, The Japanese Government," he sai "has no intention whatever to Jeave troops on the Eastern Railway, Mr, "Hirota asked 'M. Karakhan! questions regarding the alleged concentration of Soviet troops. on the Russo-Korean border and the construction of an aerodrome there Mr. Karakhan asserted that all such reports were baseless.—Reuter,
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